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Just a few weeks removed from their run to the finals in the Fertile Valley Baseball League, the Rosetown Angels put on a show at Baseball Sask Tier 4 provincials in Hanley this past weekend, but fell one win short of taking home the title.

The Angels arrived in Hanley for the first game of the tournament on Friday morning at 9:00 AM, and came out of the gates hot with a 20-3 win against the host Hanley White Sox. Their next game wasn't until Saturday at 2:00 PM against the Pasquia Angels, Rosetown earning a 6-5 win against their fellow Halo's, a team they would see again. 

The Kindersley Surge Swim Club recently concluded its 2025 competitive season with several swimmers advancing through key competitions, reflecting a year of progress and community spirit.

Tammy Sorenson, co-president of the board, and Krista Giefer, head coach, shared insights on the season’s highlights, challenges, and plans for next year.

Livestock farms often need to use their land carefully in order to get the best results for their animals, which is why the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment is sharing some tips on good grazing practices. Trevor Lennox, a Range Management Extension Specialist, talks about one of the biggest potential mistakes a farm operation can make: overgrazing.

Kyle RCMP responded to several incidents during the week of August 1–7, including a break and enter in the RM of Mountain View and an assault in the town of Kyle.

On August 3, RCMP were called to a residence in Kyle after receiving a report of an assault. Charges were laid in connection with the incident. That same day, police received a complaint of youth operating golf carts in the Clearwater Lake area.

SaskPower shared more information on Monday morning following a weekend plagued with outages around the region.

Spokesperson Joel Cherry says significant weather was the main factor, confirming that the conditions took out part of a transmission line (photo above).

"It was a stormy weekend, and that can quite often lead to outages," said Cherry, adding that around 1/3 of the provinces outages are caused by weather.

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled a challenge of the province's school pronoun law can continue.

In the decision released Monday, the court granted, in part, the government's appeal of a decision that allowed the challenge.

But the court says a judge has jurisdiction to determine whether the law limits Charter rights.

"(LGBTQ+ group) UR Pride’s litigation may continue in the Court of King’s Bench," the ruling says. 

Week 5 of our Celebrate Summer Photo Contest showed off the best of summer memories, making them with the ones you love the most!

Congratulations to Jessica Dezan, this week's winner, with her beautiful photo of her family at the great sandhills!

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos this week!

Week 6's theme is Rolling through Summer! Whatever keeps you moving throughout the summer, whether that's a fancy car, a skateboard or even a canoe! Submit your photos for a chance to be featured in next week's gallery and to win prizes from our great sponsors!

Numerous SaskPower customers in the West Central region lost their lights this weekend, and one more unplanned outage is still in effect as SaskPower continues their restoration efforts. 

Beginning with the active situation, at 10:22 PM on Sunday night SaskPower crews were dispatched to determine the cause and time of repair for the outage reported in Gull Lake, Fox Valley, Eston, Abbey, Leader, Sceptre, Lancer, Hazlet, Eatonia, Plato, Richlea, Prelate and all surrounding rural areas.

The Saskatoon Berries are doing their best to avoid an early expiration date. 

Entering the playoffs with championship aspirations, the Berries avoided elimination on Saturday night with a 16-12 win against the Moose Jaw Miller Express, a rain-delayed Game 3 thriller that moved Saskatoon to the next round against the Regina Red Sox, where the Berries are already facing elimination again after a series opening loss on Sunday at home.

The Macklin Lakers senior baseball club made sure they didn't come home empty-handed from an 1800 KM round trip to Baseball Sask Tier 3 provincials in Carnduff this past weekend. The Lakers earned a spot in the championship final against the host Carnduff Astros and pulled away late for a 10-6 win to take home the title. 

The Lakers must not have had any road legs as they took a 10-0 win against the Redvers Athletics in their tournament opener on Friday afternoon, moving to 2-0 on Saturday morning as Macklin was first on the diamond for a big 8-1 win over the North East Red Sox.